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Note 7 - Pension, Post-Retirement and Post-Employment Plans (Details) - Changes in Company's Post-retirement Medical Benefit Obligations (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
10 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit:        
Employee contributions $ 0.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants      
Successor [Member] | Domestic Postretirement Benefit Plan of Foreign Entity [Member]        
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit:        
Balance     6.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Acquisitions   6.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation
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Employee contributions   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change   0.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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0.5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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Benefits and expenses paid   (0.1)pah_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsAndExpensesPaid
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Balance   6.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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7.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Benefits paid   (0.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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(0.3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan   6.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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7.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Successor [Member] | Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]        
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit:        
Acquisitions   0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation
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Employee contributions   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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Balance   0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Benefits paid   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan   0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Predecessor [Member] | Domestic Postretirement Benefit Plan of Foreign Entity [Member]        
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit:        
Balance 6.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Service cost       0.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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Interest cost on the projected benefit obligation 0.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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    0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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Employee contributions 0.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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    0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change (0.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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Actuarial loss/(gain) due to plan experience (0.1)pah_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLossFromPlanExperience
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    0.2pah_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLossFromPlanExperience
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Benefits and expenses paid (0.5)pah_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsAndExpensesPaid
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Balance 6.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Benefits paid (0.5)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan 6.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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Predecessor [Member] | Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]        
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit:        
Balance 0.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Employee contributions 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants
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Actuarial loss/(gain) due to assumption change (0.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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Other       0.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherChanges
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Benefits paid 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan $ 0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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